Living with & Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured. ~Mark Twain We are a psychologically sophisticated society. Emotional difficulties are now shared openly — not only by celebrities but by your average person. It’s not unusual for people to tell friends that they have an anxiety disorder, anger management problem, depression, panic attacks, phobias, eating disorder, substance abuse problem, OCD or ADD. Yet, there is a widespread psychological disorder that most people know little or nothing about. Why? Because its symptoms are largely interpersonal, causing many to view it as a relationship issue, not a mental health one. Also, people shy away from the term because of its unflattering name: Borderline Personality Disorder. “Borderline? Am I going over the edge into an abyss? Oh my gosh! Next topic.” Enough ignorance. Let’s review the major symptoms of people who have borderline personality disorder (BPD): They have turbulent and stormy relationships, making it difficult to keep a job or maintain a close relationship. They have frequent emotional outbursts, often expressing their outrage with verbal abuse, physical attacks or acts of revenge. Though they’re acutely sensitive to being abandoned and rejected, they’re harshly critical of those closest to them. They view others as “good” or “bad.” A friend, parent or therapist may be idealized one day, yet viewed the next day as a terrible...
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